Wardrobe



W. H. ROBINSON.

WARDROBE.

APPLICATION rum 050.3. 19.9.

1,388,307. Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM H. ROBINSON, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

WARDROBE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

Application filed December 3, 1919. Serial No. 342,081.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM H. ROBINSON, a citizen of the United States of -America, residing at Detroit, in the county of WVayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wardrobes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to that class of wardrobes which are collapsible and-portable so that when the wardrobe is not in use or in a set up position it may be conveniently carried as a small parcel, particularly when traveling, the wardrobe affording ample protection for such clothes as may be suspended from clothes hangersor as protection or an inclosure for hats, soiled linen and other matter.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive framework for supporting a canopy adjacent a Wall or against any suitable support, the canopy being constructed to form an oblong bag or inclosure which will prevent dust from settling on clothes or other matter placed under the canopy or within the inclosure.

Another object of this invention is to provide a strong and durable canopy frame composed of members which are articulated so that the members cannot become accidentally displaced but will always be handy for assembling to form a rigid frame easily collapsed to occupy a comparatively small space and form a core about which the canopy or inclosure may be wound;

The above are a few of the objects attained by the mechanical construction hereinafter referred to, and reference will now be had to the drawing, Wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the canopy frame;

Fig. 2 is a plan of the members composing the frame; Y

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the frame;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the complete wardrobe, and

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of a portion of the wardrobe illustrating a swiveled suspension member.

The canopy frame comprises a rear member 1, a front member 2, and a connecting or intermediate member 3, said members being preferably made of a light and durable wood so that a canopy may be tacked or otherwise connected to the front and rear members, for instance at such places indicated at 4.

The rear member 1 has its top wall provided with two parallel cleats 5 forming a guldeway for the rear end of the connecting member 3, and this end of the connecting member has its upper edge provided with an overhanging angular metallic clamp 6 adapted to extend over the upperedge of the member 1 and engage the rear wall of said member, so as to cooperate with the cleats 5 in holding the rear end of the connecting member 3 against accidental downward displacement relative to the rear member.

The front end of the connecting member 3 has its lower edge provided with an angle clamp 7 which is in an inverted position relative to the angle clamp 6, and the angle clamp '7 is adapted to extend under the lower edge of the front member 2 and into staples 8 carried by the front wall of said front member so that the front member will be supported on the angle clamp 7 against the forward end of the connecting member 3 and cannot become downwardly displaced relative to said connecting member. With the members 1, 2 and 3 of the same depth it is now apparent that these three members may be assembled in a common plane and the manner of articulating the ends of the connecting member 3 relative to the front and rear members is such that the front and rear members are properly balanced when the frame is assembled, and the articulation permits of the; members being easily and quickly disassembled.

In the upper edge of the'rear member 1, intermediate the ends thereof, is a screw eye or eye bolt 9 having connected thereto a chain or flexible member 10 constituting a vertical suspension member which has a ring or hanger 11 at its opposite end connected by a chain or flexible member 12 to a screw eye or eye bolt 13 in the upper edge of the connecting member 3, at the forward end thereof. The flexible members 10 and 12 will therefore cooperate in supporting the canopy frame, when assembled and any weight that may be suspended from either of the three members composing the frame.

In addition to the angularly disposed flexible member 12 there may be diverging flexible members 14 connecting the ring or hanger 11 to screw eyes or eye bolts 15 mounted in the upper edge of thefront member adjacent its ends. The flexible members 14 may be conveniently made of wire and in some instances may be dispensed with although said flexible members will permit of the pyramidical shaped top 16 of a canopy or inclosure 17 being maintained taut and in shape on the frame when the wardrobe is in a set up position. The flexible members 14: will also cooperate with the fabric from which the inclosure 17 is made in holding the front member 2 so that it will at all times form part of the wardrobe and be convenient for connection with the member 3 when the wardrobe is to be set up.

As pointed out in the beginning the inclosure 17 may be tacked or otherwise connected to the front member 2 and to the ends of the front and rear members, so that the top or canopy of the inclosure cannot become accidentally displaced. As brought out in Fig. 4 the inclosure has its front wall slitted and provided with a flap 18 while the bottom of the inclosure is somewhat bag shaped so as to form a receptacle in which hats, soiled linen and othermatter may be placed. The inclosure 17 is of suflicient depth to permit of various kinds of clothes being placed therein and suspended from the connecting member 3 or the front and.

rear members 2 and 1. respectively, it beingoptional with the user of the wardrobe as to the method of supporting clothes therein, but in any instance the inclosure 17 protects the contents of the wardrobe from dust and other matter that would undoubtedly settle on the clothes if exposed.

As shown in Fig. 5, the hanger 1.1 may be in the form of an eye bolt 19 having a swiveled oblong link 20 and the eye bolt may extend through a gromct, eyelet or wear plate 21 connected to the peak of the top or canopy 16 of the inclosure 17.

It is now apparent that the portable wardrobe can be used as a substitute for a closet and by detaching the connecting member 3, it is possible to place all of the members in'parallelism, with the flexible members assembled thereabout, so that the collapsed members may be used as a core about which the fabric inclosure may be folded or wound, thus providing a comparatively small parcel which could be readily carried in a trunk orsuit case.

When clothesare placed in the wardrobe and suspended from the frame members it will be noted that the flexible members 10 and 12 sustain the entire weight and since the flexible member 10 is in a vertical plane with the rear member 1 adapted to bear against the wall or other support that a trussed framework is formed rendering it unnecessary to connect the outer ends of the front and rear members, and it is in consequence of the frame lacking such end mem bers that I am able to manufacture the frame at a comparatively small cost and yet provide a structure as durable as a rectangular framework. \Vith all of the framework and flexible members concealed, with the exception of the hanger, the wardrobe presents a neat and attractive appearance, and should the fabric of the inclosure 17 be worn or soiled it is an extremely easy matter to remove the fabric and laundry or completely renew the same.

It is thought that the utility of my wardf robe will be apparent without further description, and while in'the drawing there is illustrated the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that the structural elements are susceptible to such variations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is V 1. A wardrobe comprising an inclosure having a peak top and a bag-like bottom, a collapsible three member frame constantly in said inclosure and to which said inclosure is connected, a hanger in the top of said inclosure, and means conneiting each member of the collapsible frame to said hanger so that the frame member may be assembled in said inclosure or said inclosure rolled about the members as a core when said frame is collapsed.

2. A wardrobe as in claim 1, characterized by said collapsible three member frame ineluding front, rear and intermediate mem- WILLIAM H. ROBINSON. V

. Witnesses:

KARL H. BUTLER, ANNA M. Dean. 

